Her coach, Italian rap-star J-Ax (who’s been choosing Sister Cristina’s repertoire since her Blind Audition debut) said he’s really sorry he’s turned her into his personal “jukebox,” making her sing his favorites from his “sulky adolescence.”

He said he’s been pushing her “to go to the next level” and conquer every genre: blues, pop, Italian ballads and now big-hair 1980s rock&roll.

“I thank my GodEach time I think of youAnd when I pray for youI pray with joy”

I thank God for the gift of a big happy family

A family that gigglesA family that wandersA family that laughsA family that bluffsA family that grumblesA family that hurdles A family that singsA family that clingsA family that bondsA family that standsA family that screamsA family that dreamsA family that pushesA family that wishesA family that inspiresA family that aspiresA family that bearsA family that caresA family that eatsA family that greetsA family that dancesA family that praisesA family that playsA family that praysA family that staysTOGETHER and FOREVER!

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary. –Warren G. Bennis

Philippine Science High School-Central Luzon Campus strives to establish an academically excellent and service-oriented school environment. This newly established PSHS campus opens its doors to the gifted youth of the region. The school has started to instill on these young and gifted students the ideals of the Department of Science and Technology and the PSHS System.

Although the school is still experiencing its birthpains, the seventeen pioneering faculty and staff members have committed themselves to selfless service not only to the constituents of the school but also to the larger community. Spearheaded by its OIC-Campus Director, the faculty and staff members continue to provide opportunities for the students to showcase their various talents and skills.

The sixty-five pioneering scholars have exemplified the school’s values through their hard work and industry. They effectively work as teams in accomplishing their academic and extra-curricular endeavors.

The PSHS-CLC community envisions a bright future for its members. With assistance from benefactors, PSHS-CLC hopes to be in its permanent home where the members can build learning facilities for the students. Furthermore, the school hopes to invite more talented mentors who will encourage the gifted students to reach for their stars.

This annual report showcases the accomplishments that members of the PSHS-CLC have achieved so far. This also bears the aspirations of the constituents to push the mediocrity to excellence and to make the BEST even become BETTER.

My feminist ideals are made stronger every time my ideal man– next to God– affirms and confirms that I am a woman of strength!

To the man whom we gather our strong will,

Thank you for letting us feel that we, females are your equals. I know so well that at times, it is difficult for you to take care of us, your daughters— because our physical strength is our weakness. Nonetheless, you always make us realize that girls as we are, we can be independent, we can make our own decisions, and we are important members of the family.

It has been a day– a day has passed after I decided not to use my Facebook Account because of certain matters that I cannot disclose as of this moment.

Nonetheless, my personality dictates that it is not ‘me’ when I keep myself in silence. I came to realize, and I came to reaffirm myself that ‘Silence cannot contain me, and I cannot contain myself in silence’.

Facebook has been an avenue for me to break the ‘serenity’ of my being. Facebook has given me the opportunity to speak my mind, to express myself (my anger, my joy, and my ‘all other concerns’) . However, though this network has provided me an opportunity to speak my mind and to express myself, these things that were expressed in the network do not define my whole being. There are matters that I kept for myself–I have kept ‘bits of me’ (my sense of self-confidentiality) to myself and to people whom I consider worth disclosing these ‘bits of me’.

Few days ago, I decided that I will not be connecting with Facebook because I needed self-renovation. I need to do this because I realized that I had been spending a lot of my time committing myself to the network– addiction. Moreover, I just wanted to turn myself away from issues that I think I could not involve myself with.

My decision made me sick because I find myself contained in the world of silence–How will I speak my mind? How will I express what I feel?

Because of these, I finally decided to write a blog— at least, through this, I would be able to ease this urge of me needing to say something about anything— because I really needed to break my silence—– whoah!